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    War on Women. In Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the struggle for American independence‚ Berkin depicts the lives of all women affected by the war‚ showing the role each one played and how their class‚ race‚ or marriage had an effect. Berkin emphasizes in her writing that the Revolution is often just depicted as a man’s war and often the women’s role is minimized. Within each chapter she will focus on a specific struggle women faced and how they helped shape the nation with their contribution.

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    territory or abroad‚ the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor‚ and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic‚ the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight‚ and it has been used successfully through times‚ gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different effects on lives

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    reasons for the U.S victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775 - 1783. The colonies that once didn’t mind being the colonies now have a different view. The victory of the Revolutionary War was possible due to the political‚ diplomatic and military reasons‚ such as The Second Continental Congress‚ The Treaty of Paris of 1783‚ and the Patriots Advantage. The Second Continental Congress is the political reason because it was the start of the war. The Treaty of Paris of 1783

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    The revolutionary war was a calamity away from Great Britain that allowed the creation of new groups to form for rights which date back from the revolutionary war up until now. During the revolutionary days the ideas of equality was profound to only be customary to white males throughout the thirteen colonies‚ with other groups of people it was found to be unjust idea. When the ideals of equality were brought into during the revolutionary war‚ few groups were not included in the social group including

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    1. Lexington and Concord: The first battle of the Revolutionary War‚ fought in Massachusetts on April 19‚ 1775. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists’ military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. In Concord‚ advancing British troops met resistance from the Minutemen‚ and American volunteers harassed the retreating British troops along the Concord-Lexington Road. Paul Revere‚ on his famous ride‚ had first alerted the Americans to the British movement

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    The Revolutionary War and 9/11 were both events that are still very talked about today.. They impacted America so much‚ and shook our history forever. Despite the differences in era‚ cause‚ and effects‚ they were also were alike in many ways. The Revolutionary War and 9/11 differ in many ways. First‚ the obvious fact that they took place in very different time periods. The Revolutionary War‚ which took place from 1775-1783 was an era before modern technology. Therefore‚ it took days‚ maybe

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    The Battle at Lexington and Concord Not only was Lexington and Concord the first battle leading up to the Revolutionary War it was also the first step to Americas Independence. Lexington and Concord had a huge impact on The Revolutionary War by being The first armed engagements in the colonies. This War was against the colonists and the British and it was huge. It all started late at night when spies such as Paul Revere took a journey to warn Massachusetts in the town Lexington that "The Regulars

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    fought for the grand causes of national rights‚ liberty‚ and economic control and resulted in freedom and unlimited trade. Like many revolutions‚ the Revolutionary War was an example of the outbreak of violence‚ which most often responds to heightened repression or extraordinary demands from the government against their people. The Revolutionary War was the first anti-colonial‚ democratic revolution in history. Americans insisted on representation‚ and‚ when the British denied it‚ they fought their

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    Spiderman perfectly describes the war measures act. The war measures act was created in 1914 and gave the government the full power to do anything in order to maintain peace and safety for all Canadian citizens. It was only used three times in Canadian history before it was replaced by the Emergences act in 1988. It was invoked during World War I from 1914-1920‚ World War II from 1941-1945 and once again during the October crisis in 1970. The question is was the war measures act necessary‚ or was the Canadian

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    George Washington: American Hero George Washington‚ the first president of the United States played a pivotal role in the success of the revolutionary war and the formation of the United States. Washington proved to be a selfless leader who played an important unifying roll after the war. Washington used government to protect liberty‚ build infrastructure‚ promote the use of western land‚ encourage commerce‚ establish a permanent capitol‚ promote American nationalism and temper regional tension

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